For wheelchair users, simply riding on a double decker bus is an excellent and cheap alternative to a special disabled tour. If you learn the routes and get a day pass, you can ride anywhere.

Additionally, in many taxis, you can just wheel in and go. The underground has many wheelchair-friendly stations and links to airports and the Chunnel, if you want a new and exciting way to explore the continent!

Contact any tourist info booth in London for details, or ask at the stations.


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A visit to London must surely include a boat trip on the Thames. Reasonably priced and interesting for everyone. I would recommend doing this early on during your trip because from the river, you can get your bearings and identify historical sites like the Tower of London that you may wish to add to your list of places to visit on land.

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A pleasant alternative to the fume-choked Blackwall Tunnel which offers wonderful views as a bonus! The loading jetty on the Woolwich side gives an amazing view of London, it takes in the Thames Barrier, Dome, Canary Wharf, Gherkin etc, right back to the West End and the Post Office tower, all linked by the shimmering thread of the Thames.

Woolwich/North Woolwich

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Lovely residential area in far north London. You can swing by before or after heading to Highgate cemetery.

Take the bus north from the Finsbury Park tube station.

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Now this attraction has been around for a while, the queues aren't as bad - if you have a few extra quid in your pocket, it's great for a first date before grabbing a bite, etc. Go early evening, especially this time of year, as the sun is going down. You'll nearly have a whole pod to yourself!

Right on the river behind Waterloo station. It stands in front of the Saatchi Museum & The London aquarium. (also worth visiting at all ages, great sharks)

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Not only a place of worship but a trip to England's past. It's like paying a visit to people you have known to admire and who became household names, all buried there! Beautiful architecture and an indescribable atmosphere!

20 Dean's yard, SW1P 3PA
www.westminster-abbey.org
Tel: +44 (0)20 7654 4900
Nearest tube: St James's Park or Westminster

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Head for central London and then take a bus, any double decker, head for the top deck and sit at the front. You'll see the intricacies of London architecture and street life that you wouldn't see at any other angle. I've heard that these buses are being phased out which is a huge shame. So do it now while you have the chance.

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